Satire :
noun
noun: satire
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
"the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
Similar:
mockery
ridicule
derision
scorn
caricature
irony
sarcasm
a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire.
plural noun: satires
"a stinging satire on American politics"
Similar:
parody
burlesque
caricature
lampoon
skit
take-off
squib
travesty
spoof
send-up
pasquinade
pasticcio
vulgar slangpiss-take
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
"a number of articles on Elizabethan satire"
(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.
noun
noun: satire
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
"the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
Similar:
mockery
ridicule
derision
scorn
caricature
irony
sarcasm
a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire.
plural noun: satires
"a stinging satire on American politics"
Similar:
parody
burlesque
caricature
lampoon
skit
take-off
squib
travesty
spoof
send-up
pasquinade
pasticcio
vulgar slangpiss-take
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
"a number of articles on Elizabethan satire"
(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.